Tag Archives: Society

We have a two party system, I don’t think that will go away. We’re creatures of habit in the U.S., you could say it’s a tradition of ours. It might be time we changed them, though. So how do we go about changing parties, given that 3rd parties tend to… Continue reading →

I’m rambling today, I’m not bothering to work this into one coherent meme, so by all means pass on by. 🙂 I saw a poll today on a website, I don’t remember which one. It was asking which moment in MLK’s life was the most important. The Dream Speech, his non-violence,… Continue reading →

“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” That was a question asked during one of the darker spots of our governmental history. A time, not unlike today, where the appearance or accusation of impropriety could ruin a person – usually to the financial… Continue reading →

I’ve been seeing a lot of posts lately related to the recent tax bill. The posts center around that idea that everyone should go back to a barter system so that nothing is taxed. This is usually supported with the following statement, “If we all barter for goods and services,… Continue reading →

I saw a post from a former pastor of mine. I consider him a friend and mentor – at least, I considered him one. It’s a confusing thing. I still love and respect him, admire much of his character and have nothing but the deepest appreciation for the things he… Continue reading →

Dear God, help us! Heh. Still between that article, and another one I read but cannot find, the Montana Democrats are in need of a few good candidates. Perhaps I should throw my hat into the ring as the kind of candidate they need. You see, I’m not a Democrat.… Continue reading →

I had to post this here, it just seemed too fun not to. Monopoly has a reputation as a wrecker of friendships and families, a wasteland of destruction for relationships. I cannot really recall having that experience, but I didn’t play it a great deal after about age 10. In… Continue reading →

Yesterday I got to thinking about the influence of a bad mustache on modern foreign policy. The effect is dramatic, I think. Today, I want to offer up an alternative to a good mustache gone bad. It’s time for a little competition and some good marketing. Emma Lazarus wrote a… Continue reading →

A long time ago, on a continent some drive from here, there lived a guy with a bad mustache and a great mind for international relations. He also had some fairly forward thinking ideas on resource management. One of his better ones, to his mind, was the idea that since… Continue reading →

Flappers, Hipsters, Beatniks, Greasers, Hippies, Rebels, Slackers, Nerds, Geeks, etc. These are all names for social outcasts at one point in time or another in our country. They dressed different, may have talked different, certainly challenged our social norms in one form or another. Many of the people of the… Continue reading →